Music creator Hyadain's best purchase of his life: "Brauner VM1 Vacuum Tube Microphone"

The things people want reveal their values and outlook on life. What are they willing to buy and what do they value? Shopping is the ultimate consumer behavior, but it also teaches us what we need to add color to our lives. What is music creator Hyadain's best buy story?

photo: Shinsaku Yasujima / text: Emi Fukushima

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Change the "voice ringing" and pitch at will with this one instrument

When I'm producing music at home, I always use this microphone to record demo vocals, choruses, harmonies, etc. I've used it in the production of almost every song I've written since I bought it in 2011.

I first encountered it when recording my first single under my own name, "Hyadain's Kakakata☆Kataomoi-C." I first used it at a professional studio I visited. I was attracted by the good sound quality and how clearly my voice came out, so I splurged and bought one for about 700,000 yen at the time.

Because I can freely change the pitch without introducing noise, I also find it useful for recording demo vocals for songs by female artists. It's not easy to carry around, and it requires some effort to store it in a moisture-proof case called a desiccator, but it's a treasured instrument for me.

Brauner VM1 vacuum tube microphone
This vacuum tube condenser microphone is made by Brauner, a microphone manufacturer founded in Germany in 1995. It features natural, high-resolution sound that is faithful to the original sound.

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